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A new COVID-19 variant called KP.3 is on the rise in the United States and has been detected in California.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, KP.3 has become the dominant variant in the U.S., overtaking the previously dominant JN.1 variant. For the two-week period ending June 8, KP.3 made up 25% of COVID-19 cases in the country, up from 9.4% for the two weeks ending May 11.
KP.3 is a “sublineage of the JN.1 lineage,” which come from the Omicron variant, CDC spokesperson Rosa Norman previously told USA TODAY.
“KP.3 evolved from JN.1, which was the major viral lineage circulating since December 2023,” Norman said. “It is very similar to JN.1 and only has two changes in spike compared to JN.1.”
Here’s what you need to know about the new variant and how to keep you and your loved ones safe.
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